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May 14-18, 2008
Hyatt Regency St. Louis
at Union Station
St. Louis, MO

COME INTERACT WITH NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXPERTS IN LABORATORY MEDICINE:

  • Lucia M. Berte, MA, MT(ASCP), SBB, DLM; CQA(ASQ)CMQ
  • Verlin Janzen, MD, FAAFP Family Physician & Laboratory Director, Hutchinson Clinic, PA
  • Judy Yost, MA, MT(ASCP) Director, Division of Laboratory Services CMS
We have organized a learning event for you providing the tools and techniques to implement in your laboratory.

Focus:
  • Decide between 28 breakout sessions, so you can customize your learning to meet professional and personal goals. In addition, general sessions showcase laboratory medicine experts who share their knowledge on topics of universal laboratory interest.
  • CME to meet CLIA regulations to qualify as laboratory director of a moderate complexity laboratory
  • CE to meet state requirements for continuing education for clinical laboratory testing personnel
  • Exhibit area with displays of laboratory instruments, supplies, and services
  • Breakout sessions on preparing for laboratory inspections, systemizing regulatory compliance, hiring and retaining laboratory personnel, and using quality tools to maximize revenue and profits.
ON-LINE REGISTRATION: Click here to register on-line.

Click here to read descriptions of the Symposium sessions.

Symposium Brochure: For information on the Symposium, click here.

Hotel Reservations: Click here to make your hotel reservations. Click here for directions and parking information for the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

Click here to read comments from past Symposium participants.

For questions concerning this event, please contact Symposium Education Director Cathy Johnson at 800-981-9883, ext 568.
 



September 25 - 27, 2008
Symposium for Clinical Laboratories: An Interactive Experience in Quality
Radisson Fort McDowell Resort
Scottsdale, AZ


The Symposium can be likened to a prism. We're concentrating our focus on the prism of quality and exploring all the shades of the quality rainbow that emerge. Sessions include topics on:
  • Basic quality management principles and requirements
  • Elements of quality critical to laboratory management
  • Specific quality applications for laboratory instrumentation and technology
  • The human side of quality performance
ON-LINE REGISTRATION: Click here to register on-line.

Symposium Session Descriptions: Coming Soon.

Symposium Brochure: Coming Soon.

Hotel Reservations: Coming Soon.

Click here to read comments from past Symposium participants.

For questions concerning this event, please contact Symposium Education Director Cathy Johnson at 800-981-9883, ext 568.


Jointly sponsored by University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health and COLA

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